Dairy
Correct spreader set-up avoids fertiliser waste
Start the spreading season off on a high with the correct set-up of your fertiliser spreader. Although the current wet...
Dairy
Start the spreading season off on a high with the correct set-up of your fertiliser spreader. Although the current wet...
Tillage
Farmers who buy compound feed rations have been urged to insist on Irish grains, according to a farm-lobby group’s grain...
Agri-Business
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released its preliminary figures for the outputs, inputs and incomes in agriculture for 2018....
Rural Life
A number of sheep have been killed in a dog attack in Co. Laois this morning (Wednesday, March 6). Taking...
Sheep
A candidate representing Fianna Fail in the Ballina, Co. Mayo, local elections has claimed that sheep farmers with no cattle...
Sheep
The leading causes of sheep deaths in the winter months of 2018 have been revealed by the Department of Agriculture,...
Sheep
Farmers are encouraged to bargain hard when it comes to marketing their sheep. This comes as processors move to tighten...
Sheep
A Co. Sligo sheep farmer has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed to extend...
Sheep
Compulsory Electronic Identification (EID) tagging cannot be imposed on sheep farmers at an additional cost of €2 million per annum...
Sheep
Statistics gathered by a farm-lobby group indicate that there are in the order of 300-400 sheep attacks in Ireland each...
Pig/Poultry
Irish feed mills have been called on to “immediately pass through” the fall in feed ingredient raw material prices to...
Sheep
Mart managers have warned this week that the Central Point of Recording (CPR) for EID sheep tagging will not be...
Agri-Business
Lay incorporation of veterinary practices could see “astronomical” call-out charges and 80-mile radius coverage with “three-hour guarantees” if allowed to...
Rural Life
58 sheep were attacked by dogs in Laois with three killed in the onslaught, according to Laois Dog Warden Service,...
Sheep
Factory quotes have declined this week; despite a drop in numbers slaughtered. Kepak Athleague is offering a base price of...
Rural Life
Early this morning a farmer in Kilkenny ensured that a pack of dogs had worried their last sheep. Sheep farmer...
Sheep
The revelation that factories and marts will not be obliged to install systems for reading EID tags has been described...
Sheep
The recent rise in lamb quotes has ceased with processors moving to take a hold of the market. However, farmers...